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pericranium.

The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.

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Meaning & usage

noun/pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/UK
  1. The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.

  2. The head, skull; one's mind.

    archaic · humorous
Where this word comes from

From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikránios, “around the skull”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

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